Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sri Guru Govinda Swamy Mattam & Sri Meenakshi Narmadeswara Temple, Palugurallapalle, B.Mattam (Mandal) Kadapa Dist A.p

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The result was delete. JForget 21:58, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sri Guru Govinda Swamy Mattam & Sri Meenakshi Narmadeswara Temple, Palugurallapalle, B.Mattam (Mandal) Kadapa Dist A.p[edit]

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This long unsourced article seems more like a personal reflection than like an encyclopedic entry. It needs urgent rewriting from an expert on the subject, which I haven't exactly identifyied. A CSD for lack of context was requested, but declined due to the actual presence of context. A second CSD by me for advertising/promotion was also declined (I didn't know I couldn't request a second different CSD) so I'm taking this to AfD as suggested. Victão Lopes ^{I hear you...} 00:46, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is sourced. The source, however, is a difficult to find printed book. This is an interesting test for our concept that such sources are acceptable. I can think of no way to draw a demarkation line that they aren't. The author of that book is apparently a fairly well known writer: [1]. The book, according to the BL, has the subject: Cuddapah (India : District) -- History., which is appropriate. We really have been having a problem with these articles on Indian temples--they probably are many of them actually notable, but extremely few people here are in a position to get information. And then we need to disentagle the information about the temple and the various people connected with it. DGG ( talk ) 03:11, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reflexively I had intended to recommend deletion, but David has convinced me otherwise. Caveat lector applies, but assuming the article is based on a legitimate source, it ought to stay. I have cleaned up the article and changed the title. Chutznik (talk) 04:31, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. -- -SpacemanSpiff 06:13, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Hinduism-related deletion discussions. -- -SpacemanSpiff 06:14, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I live in the state AP and I've never heard about this temple I recommend deletion of this article as it is an unreferenced POV or OR if it would've have been notable we would find references or sources online as English is India's official language.The name of the article includes two temples and their location (The district,state...) One of the temples Sri Meenakshin Narmadewara Temple gives a single result on google .--NotedGrant Talk 06:30, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete no proper reference and does not meet notabilityLinguisticgeek (talk) 12:38, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete The temples might be notable, although I don't believe this single reference establishes that. However this article isn't about the temples at all, it is mainly about a person called Sri Guru Govinda Swamy. I say delete with no objection to recreation if someone writes an article about these temples that demonstrates notability. This is why I orginally speedied for no context, as it wasn't clear what the actual subject of the article was. --Pontificalibus (talk) 19:39, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do not delete: Mattam and temple are in same place in Palugurallapalle village Near Brahmangari Mattam. I have seen the temple and I will recommend people to visit the temple and mattam before they recommending for deletion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.137.51.217 (talk) 23:35, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I haven't been able to find any reliable source coverage to show notability. -SpacemanSpiff 06:22, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Here is the evidence but it is in Telugu (indian language) and copy availbel

in British Library London, see page 25 onwards, writer Janamanchi is a famous telugu writer

and he has written about Swamy and his mattam cum temple in 1929 and published in 1930. System number 009314868 Author - personal Śēādriśarma, Janamañci. Title Kaapa maala caritramu / Janamañci Śēādriśarma. Edition 2nd ed. Publisher/year (Cennapuri : Vāvia Rāmasvāmi Śāstri & Sons, 1930. Physical descr. 4, 91 p. : map. ; 18 cm. Subject Cuddapah (India : District) -- History. Shelfmark 14174.g.67(1) Request

So I would recommend to keep this artcle under Indian Hindu Temples —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.254.146.52 (talk) 13:33, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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